The Quiet Grace of the Late Gothic: The Life of Matteo Cesa In the misty, mountainous landscape of Belluno, Italy, during the twilight of the fifteenth century, the hand of Matteo Cesa moved with a devotion that bridged two eras. A master of the late-Gothic style, Cesa emerged from a period where the rigid elegance of the Middle Ages was beginning to soften under the burgeoning light of the Renaissance. His life, spanning roughly from…